Verb

generieren

to generate, to create, to produce

Der Computer generiert einen Code.

The computer generates a code.

Das Projekt wird Einnahmen generieren.

The project will generate revenue.

((sth.)) to generate ((sth.)) The software can generate passwords.

Synonyms: erzeugen, hervorbringen, schaffen

From Latin 'generare' (to beget, produce), related to 'genus' (birth, kind). Cognate with the English word 'generate'.

Think of an electrical 'generator' that 'generates' (generieren) power. The verb describes its function.

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